Reply #9: The Dems didn't vote until the swing Republicans went on record

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Yet still 59 Republicans voted nay:

Democrats largely withheld their votes as they waited for the roll call to tick past the 218 "yeahs". While aides to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) watched the leader board from the floor, Dems forced Republican swing-votes to put themselves on the record before they knew whether the bill would pass or not. Once passage was assured, votes flooded in, including from 15 additional Republicans, previously on the fence, who opposed the bill from the right.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/spending-bill-passes-house-averting-government-shutdown.php?ref=fpa